John Howell 's Genealogue

Betsy Cherry's Clock?

jhowell — 2011-04-23T19:01:26-05:00

Cherry -> Spencer -> Stone -> HowellPeter Howell has this interesting heirloom clock made cir. 1864 in Connecticut by the S.C. Spring company. This photo below taken by J. Spencer Howell during his last visit in 2010.According to antiques.com which...

Thomas & Spencer Stone's Store in Chatham

jhowell — 2011-01-26T18:44:00-05:00

Stone -> Howell Darcy McKeough mailed a copy of John Rhodes' article covering the history of the dry goods store once owned by Thomas and Spencer Stone. "It was, along with Eaton's (Austin's), one of the two anchor stores of King Street...

Joseph Hickman House

jhowell — 2010-08-28T07:28:06-05:00

Hickman -> Davison -> Howell I discovered today that The Canadan Register of Historic Places lists some very interesting details on the "Joseph Hickman House" and on the history of our Hickman family from New Brunswick, Canada. We have fond memories from the Hickman...

Matilda Turner

jhowell — 2010-06-23T22:50:56-05:00

Turner -> Burk -> Campbell -> Stone -> Howell Still trying to find more on Matilda Turner of Tavistock, Devon, England. Matilda is the mother of Mirrette Burk and grandmother of Flora Maude Campbell Stone (our Granny Stone). She appears in...

Dr. John Guy Jackson, Jr. unravels our Veazey's

jhowell — 2009-10-03T14:27:57-05:00

Veazey -> McBride -> Howell Interesting how the pieces start to fit together….Albert Sidney Howell, Jr.’s (1898–1981) grandmother was Margery Elizabeth Veazey (1825–1898). Sidney traced his Veazey ancestors to James Veazey, born Aug 25, 1725 in Cecil County Maryland and who died in...

5x Great Grandmother - Elizabeth C. Veazey

jhowell — 2009-09-17T23:33:16-05:00

Betty Howell Traver had another surprise for us in her album – a photo of Elizabeth C. Veazey who married John McBride (1793– 1828). She was married several times after John McBride died – but so far the only other...

Albert Sidney Howell Jr.'s - McKinney Howell chart

jhowell — 2009-09-17T18:12:26-05:00

During a visit last week, Betty Howell Traver and Jim Brittain provided a copy of a handwritten Howell chart from the records of Albert Sidney Howell, Jr. The starting point is McKinney Howell. The chart re-confirms much of what we...

Magnolia Cemetery - Thompson

jhowell — 2009-09-17T15:50:43-05:00

Thompson -> Heard -> Howell William Thompson (1781–1839) and his wife Hannah Brooks (1789–1872) are the 4x great grandparents of the Howell’s in my generation. I learned last week during a visit with Jim Brittain and Betty Howell Traver that they are...

Google Books - Sacrifice of the Shannon

jhowell — 2009-07-27T16:59:13-05:00

Hickman -> Davison -> Howell Wonderful to discover that “Sacrifice of the Shannon” by William Albert Hickman, is now available in its entirety as a free download from books.google.com. (more details in my 2005 post)...

The Campbell's From Auchindrain - updated PDF

jhowell — 2009-07-25T12:12:02-05:00

Campbell -> Stone -> Howell Thanks to cousins Ted Lollis and Warren Hamilton I was able to borrow one of the original copies of “The Campbell’s From Auchindrain” by Emily Campbell Price (discussed in a genealogue entry here) and scan it,...

New (old) Howell photos come to light!

jhowell — 2009-07-24T13:14:03-05:00

Howell <-> Howell Spencer Howell returned from a visit to Betty Howell Traver with some great photos that are some of the oldest we have on record: The first is of Dr. John McKinney Howell (1833–1899). Dr. Howell lived in...

300 Years of Freeney's in Delmar

jhowell — 2008-07-06T13:42:23-05:00

Freeney -> Howard -> Howell This all started as a result of seeing the spelling of Freeney as Freeny in the newly found Freeney family Bible (see earlier entry). Now confident that both spellings are used in our family, a renewed effort was made...

Thomas Barton and Emily Freeney Bible Found

jhowell — 2008-07-05T15:09:41-05:00

Freeney -> Howard -> Howell While packing the attic to move West, Dana DeRussy Langston re-discovered an 1873 bible belonging to Thomas Barton Freeney Sr (1850-1884), of Wicomico County, Maryland and his wife Emily Goslee Freeney (1849-1923). The bible records family...

Unknown Malcom / Malcomb Campbell

jhowell — 2008-06-01T12:26:25-05:00

Who is this Malcomb? This stone found in Kent County, Ontario, says he was born “a native of Scotland”, died 24 Jul, 1852, age 71, implying he was born cir. 1781. None of the Malcolm’s we have seem to be him. The closest...

King Hywel, Nesta and Henry I

jhowell — 2008-05-11T20:27:33-05:00

Corresponding with Gareth Howell in England who reminded me about Nesta who is descendant of Hywel Dda “The Good” King of Deheubarth (Wales). Gareth writes: Many of the early Cambro-Norman invaders were related, as indicated in the descendant chart of...